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description: What is the precise function of the spear that Fiacuil conveys to Fionn during this part? Exam question 2 of lesson 1044 «Irish Fairy Tales, Fionn and the Man from the Shi', part 12: Fionn waits alone in the dark, meets his old friend Fiacuil, and gets ready for the Man of the Shi'» of the books cou
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# Exam question 2 · Irish Fairy Tales, Fionn and the Man from the Shi', part 1…

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What is the precise function of the spear that Fiacuil conveys to Fionn during this part?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** precise function, Fiacuil · **What happens:** be, convey · **To what, where:** Fionn

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1044 «Irish Fairy Tales, Fionn and the Man from the Shi', part 12: Fionn waits alone in the dark, meets his old friend Fiacuil, and gets ready for the Man of the Shi'» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1044-pg2892-part12/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1044-pg2892-part12:e2:1
# text = What is the precise function of the spear that Fiacuil conveys to Fionn during this part?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	precise	precise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	function	function	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	spear	spear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	Fiacuil	Fiacuil	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	conveys	convey	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	during	during	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	16	det	_	_
16	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the precise function of the spear |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **convey** | present | Fiacuil |  | Fionn |  | during this part |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to fionn=Recipient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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To keep Fionn awake by its heat and stench

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1044-pg2892-part12:e2:o1:1
# text = To keep Fionn awake by its heat and stench
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	awake	awake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	stench	stench	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | Fionn |  |  |  | by its heat and stench; awake *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent fionn=Theme by heat=Location |
| 2 | **heat** |  | its *= it* |  |  |  |  |  | nom heat «phenomenon intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To warn the city of the coming danger

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1044-pg2892-part12:e2:o2:1
# text = To warn the city of the coming danger
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	warn	warn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	amod	_	_
8	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warn** *speech: warn* | to-infinitive |  | the city of the coming danger |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent city=Recipient |
| 2 | **come** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To protect Fionn from the music of the Shi'

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1044-pg2892-part12:e2:o3:1
# text = To protect Fionn from the music of the Shi'
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	protect	protect	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Shi	Shi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | to-infinitive |  |  | Fionn |  |  | from the music of the Shi | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent fionn=Beneficiary from music=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To wound Aillen so badly that he will never sing again in his life

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1044-pg2892-part12:e2:o4:1
# text = To wound Aillen so badly that he will never sing again in his life
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	wound	wound	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Aillen	Aillen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	sing	sing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
11	again	again	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wound** | to-infinitive |  | Aillen |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus aillen=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **sing** *speech: express* | future | Aillen |  |  | Aillen's life | again |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in life=Location |

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